Chapter 21: Phantom Knight
Imperial High School, Lin Rui's class. Lin Rui and Peter, who watched Captain America together, ate Chinese food together, and went shopping together, became more intimate. Therefore, when Lin Rui said that he was going to work part-time at the "Clarion Daily", Peter and the others all expressed concern and surprise.
"Jackson, are you short of money? We're only in our first year of high school now, so it's too early to go out to work part-time, right?" Approaching Lin Rui's side, Tom asked curiously. Although he knew that Lin Rui had been doing some work in the community service center since he was a child, going to the newspaper outside was the real job.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly want to exercise myself and save some money by the way, I plan to go out for fun in the summer. Also, I think it's fun to be a journalist. Lin Rui said the reason he had thought of a long time ago.
Although Lin Rui is only in his first year of high school now, in the United States, there are many sixteen-year-old high school students who work part-time outside, but they don't have any formal jobs. And Lin Rui doesn't need to be a regular employee of "Clarion Daily", he just needs the title of a reporter.
"But why do you want to go to the Clarion Daily? New York reporters are not so easy to be reporters, especially tabloid reporters. Peter asked, too. Lin Rui should have a better choice even if he wants to work part-time, such as in his family's Chinese restaurant.
"That's right, if you want to do an internship in advance, I can recommend you to do an internship in my company, you must be so smart and fine. Harry also said on the side that he really felt that it was a good choice to go to his own company with Lin Rui's cleverness.
"Haha! I heard that you had already introduced Gwen to the internship, so I won't join in the fun. Also, I think I'd love being a journalist. Of course, Lin Rui knew that Osborne Group would be a good choice if he was an intern, but he wasn't, he just wanted to get close to Tony Stark to complete the mission.
"Well, now that you've decided, we can only support you. Maybe you can become a famous reporter in New York!" Hearing Lin Rui's words, Tom had no choice but to express his support.
"Hehe, hey, this is also uncertain!" Lin Rui replied with a smile in his eyes, if he really took any indecent photos of Tony, he would really be angry. Of course, it's unclear whether it will be destroyed by Tony.
In this way, Lin Rui's part-time job at "Clarion Daily" was all done with his friend, and as for Lin Rui's parents, they have always supported their son. And after Lin Rui and his friends finished talking about it, Peter, who returned to his seat, thought a lot in his heart. Jackson, whose family is already wealthy, has gone to work part-time, and he still has to rely on Uncle Ben and Aunt May all the time?
Looking back at Lin Rui, who was "listening carefully", Peter felt that he was also looking for a part-time job. Because he likes photography, Peter has also saved a long time to buy himself a camera, and it seems that it is not bad to take pictures at the newspaper office as a part-time job. However, Lin Rui had already chosen a newspaper reporter, and Peter instinctively ruled out this item.
I just heard Jackson say that Gwen went to Harry's company for an internship, maybe I can too? If you really can't find a suitable part-time job, then talk to Harry, he shouldn't mind. The simple-minded Peter didn't think about why he didn't know that Gwen had gone to Harry's company for an internship, and Lin Rui knew, he just thought it was good to work with Gwen. Perhaps, I can take this opportunity to deepen my relationship with Gwen! Peter's adolescent thoughts flew in the other direction in an instant.
And Lin Rui, who was sitting in his seat, seemed to be listening carefully, but in fact, his mind was completely immersed in his own world. He was thinking about how to become a part-time student at the Clarion Daily, which may not be difficult, as long as he didn't ask for too much salary, he believed that the miserly boss would gladly accept it. As for how to get close to a big guy like Tony Stark as an intern reporter, he needs to plan it well.
"System, do you have any good suggestions?" he already has a rough plan, and he needs some help with the details.
"I have to say that your plan seems perfect, at least as a journalist it is much easier to get close to Tony Stark than as a normal person. But how can you interview Tony? Or do you want Tony to be interviewed by you? It's not something you can do with a camera and follow behind, and if you can't communicate, how can you get Iron Man's friendship?" The system first affirmed Lin Rui's plan, and then asked some questions.
"Tony is a stinky fart guy who doesn't mind being in the spotlight, so it shouldn't be that hard to interview him, right?"
"If the reporter who interviewed him was a beautiful woman, do you think a playboy like Tony Stark would want an intern reporter who was just in high school to interview him. Unless you're a beauty, but Tony doesn't seem to be interested in kids either, he prefers maturity. The system dispelled Lin Rui's optimism in one sentence.
"If you say this, you can only take pictures from a distance, this is far from enough!" Hearing the system's words, Lin Rui said with some distress.
"By the way, Miss Pep, Tony Stark's personal assistant. Although Tony is indeed a playboy, Miss Pep is his true love, and he has always loved her in his heart. Perhaps, I can start with that. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and Lin Rui thought of the beautiful secretary lady beside Iron Man. Of course, later Tony directly made Pep the CEO of Stark Industries because he was too lazy!
"Well, that's a solution. If you can get Miss Pep to like you, then you have a good chance of interviewing Tony Stark. Seeing Lin Rui's excited look, the system responded lightly.
"Hehe, maybe Miss Pep likes a sunny young handsome guy like me!" said Lin Rui, who thought he had found a breakthrough, with a smile. Perhaps, I have to do something to meet Tony's true love.
System: "......"
"However, is this the main quest released this time? Although getting to know Iron Man is indeed a help on the road to superheroes, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with my own current strength. "Tony's matter is put aside for the time being, Lin Rui has had this question since yesterday. Getting to know Iron Man is just an accumulation of his own connections, and if you become a superhero, strength is fundamental.
Airplanes!
"Main quest released: Under the cover of night, the evil forces are growing day by day, seriously threatening the safety of New York. As a well-known street hero, it is the duty of the host to eliminate these evil forces and ensure the safety of New York. Mission Objective: Fight against the dark forces of New York's underground and consolidate a safe living environment in New York. Mission completion progress: 1/100. Just after Lin Rui asked that question, the voice of the system in his head suddenly became hollow, and then a main quest was released.
Lin Rui: "......"
Isn't it good for me to make friends with Tony with peace of mind?! Why bother yourself?! Lin Rui, who received the task, wanted to give himself two slaps, but now that he was in the consciousness space, he couldn't feel it even if he gave himself two slaps.
"Actually, I just reminded you that the main quest won't make it so easy for you. If you want to become a superhero, you know that constant combat is the best way to grow. The system's voice changed back to its original form again, and said lightly.
"Hey, that's expected, that 1% completion rate should be the one I fought against the Jayston gang and the time I teamed up with Daredevil to fight the Russian gang. It was already like this, Lin Rui could only accept it, looking at the one percent of the task completion and asked the system.
"That's right, that's exactly what you did before. ”
"Looks like I'm going to fight the Jeston gang to the end! Maybe I really need a helper. Thinking of this, a figure flashed in Lin Rui's mind, the guy who abused himself and cried in the training space.
"But, before that, I still need a cool name!" has gone further and further on the road of superheroes, Lin Rui really feels that he needs a resounding name.
System: "......"
After thinking about it for a whole class and not coming up with a name that suited him, Lin Rui couldn't help but turn his gaze to Tom Peter and them. These two guys are their fans, and they may have quietly nicknamed themselves a long time ago.
"Hey, Tom, do you remember the new street hero?" Lin Rui asked first, for the sake of insurance, after all, Tom hadn't mentioned much about that street hero in the past few days, that is, himself.
"Of course! Because of him, the crime rate here in Queens has dropped a lot at night! I've always looked up like an example! But he only appears at night, and his whereabouts are so rapid that no one has ever really seen him to this day. Hearing Lin Rui's words, Tom replied seriously, saying that there were still some small regrets in the back.
"Really, does this new street hero have a name of his own, like the Daredevil from Hell's Kitchen?" Lin Rui asked with some interest, in fact, he just wanted to know if anyone else had any nice names here.
"Of course there is!Phantom Knight! This is the name we gave him! Isn't it domineering! A righteous knight who comes and goes like a phantom! I also asked Jace from the next class to help get a website for Phantom Knight fans, and now there are more than a thousand members!" Seeing that Lin Rui was very interested, Tom said happily.
"Phantom Knight?!Fan website?!Tom, you really impress me!" Hearing what Tom did as a fan, Lin Rui also had to sigh. However, the name Phantom Knight is okay. It's almost based on his Phantom suit, but at least it sounds okay.
"Well, what does that mean?" Lin Rui used a Chinese idiom in his sentence, and Tom didn't understand it at all.
"It's what you mean by being very powerful, okay, what's the name of that Phantom Knight's website? I'm going to add it too!" After a simple explanation, Lin Rui had already taken out his mobile phone to join his fan group.